Unlocking engagement

Amid China's rapid aging and digitalization, elderly individuals face a "digital refugee" dilemma, making community education a vital channel for enhancing their digital participation. To address this, the study investigates how community education influences elderly engagement in dig...

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Autor: Sun, Sijie|||0000-0003-0612-6993
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:313034
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/313034
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1524373
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aging
Digital backfeeding
Community education
Technology acceptance model
Digital skills
Age-friendly design
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spelling Unlocking engagementexploring the drivers of elderly participation in digital backfeeding through community educationSun, Sijie|||0000-0003-0612-6993AgingDigital backfeedingCommunity educationTechnology acceptance modelDigital skillsAge-friendly designAmid China's rapid aging and digitalization, elderly individuals face a "digital refugee" dilemma, making community education a vital channel for enhancing their digital participation. To address this, the study investigates how community education influences elderly engagement in digital backfeeding-a process where younger generations assist older adults with digital skills-by examining the interplay of personal, technological, and community factors in promoting technology acceptance. Using an integrated framework of the UTAUT, TTF, and TAM models, the research surveyed 482 elderly participants in community centers in Taiyuan, China, focusing on variables such as task and technology characteristics, social influence, facilitating conditions, perceived usefulness, ease of use, and technology anxiety. Analysis through AMOS and SPSS Process macro revealed that task characteristics significantly enhance engagement willingness, although technology characteristics introduce certain challenges. Furthermore, social influence and facilitating conditions were found to positively affect willingness and behavior, mediated by perceived usefulness, ease of use, and technology anxiety. Notably, participatory digital skills exhibited a stronger moderating effect on engagement willingness compared to receptive skills. These findings underscore the pivotal role of community education in fostering digital inclusion among the elderly. Practical recommendations include simplifying technology interfaces, creating supportive environments, and prioritizing participatory skills development to enhance technology acceptance, offering valuable insights for the design of age-friendly digital tools that bridge the digital divide. 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/313034https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1524373reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3130342026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Unlocking engagement
exploring the drivers of elderly participation in digital backfeeding through community education
title Unlocking engagement
spellingShingle Unlocking engagement
Sun, Sijie|||0000-0003-0612-6993
Aging
Digital backfeeding
Community education
Technology acceptance model
Digital skills
Age-friendly design
title_short Unlocking engagement
title_full Unlocking engagement
title_fullStr Unlocking engagement
title_full_unstemmed Unlocking engagement
title_sort Unlocking engagement
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sun, Sijie|||0000-0003-0612-6993
author Sun, Sijie|||0000-0003-0612-6993
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aging
Digital backfeeding
Community education
Technology acceptance model
Digital skills
Age-friendly design
topic Aging
Digital backfeeding
Community education
Technology acceptance model
Digital skills
Age-friendly design
description Amid China's rapid aging and digitalization, elderly individuals face a "digital refugee" dilemma, making community education a vital channel for enhancing their digital participation. To address this, the study investigates how community education influences elderly engagement in digital backfeeding-a process where younger generations assist older adults with digital skills-by examining the interplay of personal, technological, and community factors in promoting technology acceptance. Using an integrated framework of the UTAUT, TTF, and TAM models, the research surveyed 482 elderly participants in community centers in Taiyuan, China, focusing on variables such as task and technology characteristics, social influence, facilitating conditions, perceived usefulness, ease of use, and technology anxiety. Analysis through AMOS and SPSS Process macro revealed that task characteristics significantly enhance engagement willingness, although technology characteristics introduce certain challenges. Furthermore, social influence and facilitating conditions were found to positively affect willingness and behavior, mediated by perceived usefulness, ease of use, and technology anxiety. Notably, participatory digital skills exhibited a stronger moderating effect on engagement willingness compared to receptive skills. These findings underscore the pivotal role of community education in fostering digital inclusion among the elderly. Practical recommendations include simplifying technology interfaces, creating supportive environments, and prioritizing participatory skills development to enhance technology acceptance, offering valuable insights for the design of age-friendly digital tools that bridge the digital divide.
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